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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 313
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 313 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 55-30 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 65/55-30) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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8 | Sec. 55-30. LPN scope of practice. | ||||||
9 | (a) Practice as a licensed practical nurse means a scope of | ||||||
10 | basic nursing practice, with or without compensation, as | ||||||
11 | delegated by a registered professional nurse or an advanced | ||||||
12 | practice nurse or as directed by a physician assistant, | ||||||
13 | physician, dentist, or podiatric physician, and
and includes, | ||||||
14 | but is not limited to, all of the following: | ||||||
15 | (1) Collecting data and collaborating in the | ||||||
16 | assessment of the health status of a patient. |
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1 | (2) Collaborating in the development and modification | ||||||
2 | of the registered professional nurse's or advanced | ||||||
3 | practice nurse's comprehensive nursing plan of care for all | ||||||
4 | types of patients. | ||||||
5 | (3) Implementing aspects of the plan of care as | ||||||
6 | delegated. | ||||||
7 | (4) Participating in health teaching and counseling to | ||||||
8 | promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of | ||||||
9 | patients, as delegated. | ||||||
10 | (5) Serving as an advocate for the patient by | ||||||
11 | communicating and collaborating with other health service | ||||||
12 | personnel, as delegated. | ||||||
13 | (6) Participating in the evaluation of patient | ||||||
14 | responses to interventions. | ||||||
15 | (7) Communicating and collaborating with other health | ||||||
16 | care professionals as delegated. | ||||||
17 | (8) Providing input into the development of policies | ||||||
18 | and procedures to support patient safety.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)".
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